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(516/517) Selected Interest & Exchange Rates W eek ly Series o f Charts December 23,2002 DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Prepared by the BOARD OF GOVERNORS FINANCIAL MARKETS FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SECTION Washington, D.C. 20551 Table o f Contents TABLES SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED Weekly $30.00 per year or $.70 each in the United States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico. Elsewhere, $35.00 per year or $.80 each. Address requests to Publications Services Division of Support Services and make payment remittance payable to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form collectible at Par in U.S. currency. 2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT EXCHANGE RATES CHARTS 1. NOMINAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE VALUES 2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES 3. PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON 4. OVERNIGHT FUNDING RATES AND OFFICIAL INTEREST RATES 5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES 6. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS 7. STOCK INDEXES Chart 1 Nominal Currency Exchange Values Dollar prices of foreign currencies and weighted average values of U.S. dollar (Average for week ending Wednesday, ratio scale, March 1973 = 100) 180 Foreign current price of U.S. dollar " (Major currencies index) 160 140 120 100 2000 290 Canadian dollar Japanese yen 260 230 200 170 260 U.K. pound Swiss franc 220 180 140 90 Australian dollar Swedish krona 70 50 30 Chart 2 3-Month Forward Exchange Rates Premium (+) or (-) Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 1 German mark and euro U.K. pound 0 -1 -2 -1 - 2000 -3 Canada 8 6 4 2 0 2 Swiss franc Australian dollar 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 Chart 3 Price of Gold in London (Averages for week ending Wednesday) 380 .S. dollars per fine ounce U.S. dollars per fine ounce 380 360 360 340 340 320 320 300 300 280 280 260 260 240 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 240 Chart 4 Interbank Funding Rates and Official Interest Rates (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 the minimum bid rate and weighted average rate are shown. Chart 5 3-Month Interest Rates (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 8 — 8 U.S. CD Euro-area interbank 6 Weighted average^ foreign r a t e ^ ^ 4 2 6 Canadian finance paper Japanese yen 4 2 0 2000 6 U.K. interbank sterling Swiss interbank 4 2 0 6 Australian bank bill Swedish treasury bill 4 2 0 Chart 6 Long-Term Government Bond Yields (Averages for week ending Wednesday, percent per annum) 8 — United States 8 Germany 6 4 Weighted average foreign rate 2 0 2000 8 -- 8 Canada 6 4 2 0 8 United Kingdom France 6 4 2 0 8 — 8 Switzerland 6 4 2 0 Chart 7 Stock Indexes (Averages for w eek ending W ednesday, ratio scale, D ecem b er 29, 2 0 0 0 = 100) 150 125 100 75 50 25 150 125 100 75 50 25 150 125 100 75 50 25 150 125 100 75 50 25 20-Nov-02 27-Nov-02 4-Dec-02 Chart 1. ll-Dec-02 18-Dec-02 Nominal Currency Exchange Values Noon buying rates (U.S. cents, weekly averages) Australian dollar Canadian dollar Japanese yen Restated German mark and euro Swedish krona Swiss franc U .K . pound Indexes, March 1973 base rates = Australian dollar Canadian dollar Japanese yen Restated German mark and euro Swedish krona Swiss franc U .K . pound Chart 2. 56.0980 64.053 0.80756 100.63 11.0762 68.328 157.33 56.5340 64.245 0.82357 102.29 11.2293 69.468 159.13 39.73 62.96 215.99 144.78 49.10 220.69 63.90 39.65 63.25 213.86 142.95 48.71 217.10 63.20 39.61 63.89 210.91 143.20 48.81 217.37 63.17 39.70 63.84 211.45 144.73 49.05 219.82 63.64 40.01 64.03 215.64 147.13 49.73 223.49 64.36 -3.42 -1.43 -1 . 6 6 1.48 0.73 -2.54 -3.34 -1.41 -1.58 1.46 0.72 -2.51 -3.36 -1.41 -1.52 1.46 0.76 -2.51 -3.36 -1.42 -1.54 1.48 0.75 -2.52 317.63 319.33 324.13 333.72 100.66 100 -3.42 -1.44 -1.70 1.48 0.74 -2.55 Gold Price in London, Afternoon Fixing U.S. dollars per fine ounce Chart 4. 55.9625 64.098 0.80553 99.57 11.0225 67.567 156.19 3-Month Forward Exchange: Rates, Premium or Discount Australian dollar Canadian dollar Euro Japanese yen Swiss franc U .K . pound Chart 3. 11.0868 68.599 158.00 56.0200 63.458 0.81676 99.39 10.9991 67.483 156.25 56.1340 63.165 0.82493 319.00 Interbank Funding Rates and Official Interest Rates United States Target federal funds rate Effective federal funds Discount rate Canada Bank rate Call money Lower bound Euro area Marginal lending rate Eonia Repo rate Overnight deposit rate Japan Call money Discount rate Switzerland* Upper bound Libor rate Lower bound United Kingdom Call money Repo rate 1.25 1.28 0.75 1.25 1.27 0.75 1.25 1.24 0.75 1.25 1.23 0.75 1.25 1.27 0.75 3.00 2.72 2.50 3.00 2.73 2.50 3.00 2.74 2.50 3.00 2.72 2.50 3.00 2.74 2.50 4.25 3.29 3.25 2.25 4.25 3.34 3.25 2.25 4.25 3.27 3.25 2.25 3.75 2.90 2.75 1.75 3.75 2.92 2.75 1.75 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 1.25 0.71 0.25 1.25 0.74 0.25 1.25 0.74 0.25 1.25 0.69 0.25 1.25 3.88 4.00 3.26 4.00 4.36 4.00 4.30 4.00 4.19 4.00 0.68 0.25 *In January 2000, the Swiss National Bank began to target the Swiss Franc 3-month LIBOR interest rate, with the aim of keeping this rate inside a range given by an upper and a lower bound. 20-Nov-02 27-Nov-02 4-Dec-02 Chart 5. ll-Dec-02 18-Dec-02 3-Month Interest Rates U.S. 90-day CD’s, secondary market 1.35 1.36 1.35 1.36 Australian bank bill 4.82 4.89 4.84 4.85 Canadian finance paper 2.87 2.87 2.85 2.88 Euro-area interbank 3.10 3.05 3.03 2.93 Japanese CD 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.08 Swedish treasury bill 4.34 4.34 4.34 NC Swiss interbank 0.67 0.62 0.63 0.66 U.K. interbank sterling 3.92 3.90 3.91 3.93 Weighted average foreign interest rate 2.20 2.19 2.19 2.16 (Canada, euro area, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden) Chart 6 . Long Term Government Bellwether Bond Yields 1 0 -year maturity, where available Canada 5.07 5.14 5.11 5.03 France 4.60 4.53 4.58 4.48 Germany 4.41 4.45 4.51 4.50 Italy 4.74 4.70 4.72 4.61 Japan 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.01 Switzerland 2.70 2.73 2.65 2.76 United Kingdom 4.63 4.55 4.70 4.59 United States 4.17 4.03 4.22 4.07 Weighted average foreign interest rate 4.14 4.19 4.19 4.11 (Canada, euro area, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, and Sweden) Chart 7. 1.34 4.84 2.89 2.94 0.08 4.25 0.61 3.74 2.15 5.01 4.38 4.32 4.52 0.97 2.48 4.53 4.08 4.04 Stock Indexes (Wednesday figures) Canada France Germany Euro area Italy Japan Switzerland United Kingdom United States 72.68 55.96 49.77 217.82 58.63 64.72 62.23 48.38 73.75 73.93 58.79 50.78 225.39 61.03 67.72 64.03 49.78 75.55 73.99 57.14 52.21 226.84 60.67 68.14 62.11 49.36 74.23 73.73 56.75 50.99 216.85 58.87 66.37 60.91 48.43 73.50 Indices (in order, rebased to December 29, 2000) are Toronto Composite, SBF250, FAZ Aktien, DJ Euro Stoxx Index, Banca Italiana General, Tokyo SE (Topix), Swiss Performance Index, Financial Times Ordinary, NYSE Composite 73.44 54.74 •49.33 213.05 58.28 63.55 59.71 45.90 72.53
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